“With her clear taste in drawing stable panel works, and heartwarming story, Yami Kurono won excellence prize. Her work 'The Encounter on a Rainy Day' was admired by the editorial team for it's original taste featured in a simple story about picking up a stray cat.”

MESSAGE TO THE READER:

“Thank you so much to all the people who supported me! It is all because of the encouragement and support by my surroundings that I could keep drawing, and it could have never been done with only my love to manga. I will continue to imrove myself, so do look forward!”